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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Variations in the estimated intake of acrylamide from food in the Japanese population

 

Tertiles of acrylamide intake

Lowest

Middle

Highest

T1 Mean ± SD or %

T2 Mean ± SD or %

T3 Mean ± SD or %

Men

No. of participants

32

33

33

Acrylamide intake

 Mean (μg/day)a

4.7 ± 1.3

8.8 ± 1.2

15.8 ± 4.3

 Median (μg/day) a

4.9

8.9

14.6

Age

 Mean (years)

60 ± 8

55 ± 8

57 ± 10

 Median (years)

62.0

56.0

57.0

Body mass index

 Mean (kg/m2)

22.9 ± 2.2

24.0 ± 3.2

24.1 ± 2.9

 Median (kg/m2)

23.2

24.5

24.0

Smoking (n,%)

 Never smoker

7 21.9

10 30.3

6 18.2

 Ex-smoker

18 56.3

13 39.4

18 54.5

 Current smoker

7 21.9

10 30.3

9 27.3

Education (n,%)

 Junior high school

6 18.8

2 6.1

1 3.0

 High school

13 40.6

14 42.4

10 30.3

 Some college

7 21.9

10 30.3

8 24.2

 College or more

6 18.8

7 21.2

14 42.4

Dietary intake

Mean

 Energy intake (kcal) a

2082 ± 363

2287 ± 383

2570 ± 456

 Coffee (g/day) a

32 ± 42

141 ± 109

192 ± 199

 Green tea (g/day) a

333 ± 312

267 ± 194

437 ± 465

 Potato (g/day) a

18 ± 12

18 ± 15

33 ± 27

 Biscuit and cookies (g/day) a

0.5 ± 1

1 ± 2

3 ± 3

Women

No. of participants

47

48

47

Acrylamide intake

 Mean (μg/day) a

5.7 ± 1.3

9.3 ± 1.2

15.6 ± 5.2

 Median (μg/day) a

6.1

9.3

13.9

Age

 Mean (years)

58 ± 9

57 ± 8

56 ± 9

 Median (years)

57

59

56

Body mass index

 Mean (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.6

22.2 ± 2.5

22.7 ± 3.0

 Median (kg/m2)

23.0

22.3

22.3

Smoking (n,%)

 Never smoker

44 93.6

47 97.9

41 87.2

 Ex-smoker

2 4.3

0 0.0

5 10.6

 

Tertiles of acrylamide intake

Lowest

Middle

Highest

T1 Mean ± SD or %

T2 Mean ± SD or %

T3 Mean ± SD or %

Current smoker

1 2.1

1 2.1

1 2.1

Education (n,%)

Junior high school

6 12.8

3 6.3

4 8.5

High school

20 42.6

17 35.4

14 29.8

Some college

16 34.0

27 56.3

22 46.8

College or more

4 8.5

1 2.1

6 12.8

Other

1 2.1

0 0.0

1 2.1

Dietary intake

Mean

 Energy intake (kcal)

1672 ± 216

1775 ± 246

1969 ± 371

 Coffee (g/day) a

40 ± 41

92 ± 101

224 ± 257

 Green tea (g/day) a

390 ± 276

382 ± 308

497 ± 397

 Potato (g/day) a

16 ± 9

18 ± 12

23 ± 21

 Biscuit and cookies (g/day) a

1 ± 2

3 ± 3

4 ± 5

  1. a Crude intake